Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni) is a viverrid native to Vietnam, Laos and a very small portion of southern China, in three counties located in the Yunnan province: Hekou, Luchun, and Jinping, and has never been found west of the Mekong River.

They live in a restricted range of territory, spanning Vietnam, Laos and a very small portion of southern China, as well as the Annamite mountains.

[5] Very little is known about the life history of the Owston's palm civet in the wild, though limited information has been gathered on captive animals.

[6] It is mainly terrestrial, spending most of their time foraging on the forest floor, but on occasion, they may climb trees and shrubbery in order to sleep.

[6] The Owston's Civet spends most of its time foraging on the ground for fruits and soft-bodied animals, with a particular fondness for insects and earthworms.

[10] In order to help save the Owston's palm civet, protected areas have been created in the Yunnan province.

In Vietnam, it is listed in group IIB which means that the exploitation of the Owston's palm civet is regulated but not illegal.

They propose to do this by bringing the wild meat issue to the government, in hopes of passing laws to change the behavior.

They also hope to establish a genetically diverse Owston's palm civet population that can be released back into the wild.